July 2008 - Posts
31 July 2008
Learns Valuable Skills With Mentoring from an IT Professional
Mentoring by an IT Professional – Imagine Cup – Software Design Challenge The Imagine Cup is a global student technology competition focused on finding solutions to real-world issues. Here is your chance to tackle the toughest problems facing the world
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12 July 2008
Imagine Cup 2009 Has Begun
Imagine Cup 2009 - It Has Begun Get ready and fired up for the 2009 Imagine Cup Competition, registrations are now open, register before the 15th of September and go in the draw to win one of 10 software/hardware prize packs. Check out more details on
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07 July 2008
Boat Cruise on Day 4
Boat Cruise on Day 4 Day 4 finished with a boat cruise along the main river in Paris, a great way to finish the day with a relaxing ride viewing some of the main attractions. The boat cruise also provided another French dining experience with tiny delights
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07 July 2008
Day 4 - Time to enjoy Paris
Day 4 - Time to Enjoy Paris On day 4 of the Imagine Cup World Wide Finals, students, and media and Microsoft employees had the opportunity to have a day off and go and tour Paris. Each individual was provided with an all day pass for the metro, bus and
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07 July 2008
Top Six Teams Announced on Day 4
Top Six Teams Announced After a gruelling second round for the top 12 teams, the top 6 teams were announced on the morning of the 4th Day. From the batch of 12 teams – the 6 that move onto the next round are... Australia – SOAK (Smart Operational Agricultural
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06 July 2008
Finalists Announced - Day
Finalists Announced on Day 3 of the Imagine Cup World Wide Competition A very excited group of students from all over the world gathered to hear the news they had been waiting for the past 12 months. The top 12 teams that will move onto the the next round
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05 July 2008
Second Presentation went off without a Hitch!!
Now We Wait For The Big News... The second presentation held on the third day of the IC WW Finals went off without a hitch. The guys did an amazing job, slicker then slick. From the dramatic intro, to the flawless demo right down to the final last words,
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05 July 2008
Presentation Time!!!
Presentation Time!! Day 2(yesterday) of the Imagine Cup World Wide Finals, presentations slots had been scheduled for each team. Each Team will present twice over two days to two sets of judges. The results will then be collated and the best 12 of the
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04 July 2008
Find out more on the Finals
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04 July 2008
Welcome Ceremony IC WW Finals 2008
Welcome Ceremony for 2008 WW Imagine Cup Finals Today the 3rd of July was the kick off for the 2008 Imagine Cup World Wide Finals. This was an intense day with up to 60 countries arriving at the main venue, the Novotel Hotel. The entire day saw teams
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03 July 2008
Bonjour France - Day 1 and 2
Finally in France - Day 1/2 After a gruelling 12 hour flight we arrived on a warm humid night in Paris. With little to do in the airport we caught two taxis to shuttle us to our hotels. 40 minutes and 100 Euros later we made it to our final destination
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01 July 2008
At Changi Airport in Singapore
At Changi Airport in Singapore Experiencing Terminal 3 Made it to Singapore with atleast 6 hours of sleep on a 10 hour flight, watched two movies - nothing great ("Untraceable and something I can't remember"). Its 37 degrees here with rain and thunderstorms,
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